NAME

dlb - NetHack data librarian

SYNOPSIS

dlb { xct } [ vfIC ] arguments... [ files... ]

DESCRIPTION

Dlb is a file archiving tool in the spirit (and tradition) of tar for
NetHack version 3.1 and higher. It is used to maintain the archive
files from which NetHack reads special level files and other read-only
information. Note that like tar the command and option specifiers are
specified as a continuous string and are followed by any arguments
required in the same order as the option specifiers.
This facility is optional and may be excluded during NetHack
configuration.

COMMANDS

The x command causes dlb to extract the contents of the archive into
the current directory.
The c command causes dlb to create a new archive from files in the
current directory.
The t command lists the files in the archive.

OPTIONSANDARGUMENTS

v verbose output
f archive specify the archive. Default if f not specified is LIBFILE
(usually the nhdat file in the playground).
I lfile specify the file containing the list of files to put in to
or extract from the archive if no files are listed on the command line.
Default for archive creation if no files are listed is LIBLISTFILE.
C dir change directory. Changes directory before trying to read
any files (including the archive and the lfile).

EXAMPLES

AUTHOR

SEEALSO

BUGS

Not a good tar emulation; - does not mean stdin or stdout. Should
include an optional compression facility. Not all read-only files for
NetHack can be read out of an archive; examining the source is the only
way to know which files can be.